The most obvious answer is to develop the relationships with my in-laws, family who are practically strangers to me in some ways. I say that to mean that they are people I have only met a few times and spent limited time with. And yet, they are my family who have hosted me, taken care of me in a variety of ways, and accepted me simply because Rex has accepted me.
How do I develop relationships with my in-laws? Learn to speak Chinese.
How do I learn Chinese?
We looked into language classes as well as scholarships that are available. That could be an option.
Another option, or tool, is a 300 page eBook someone once sent me about learning a language by developing relationships and using those relationships to learn language, and use the language learning process to build those relationships. I looked for it in my email, and I'm excited about what it has to say.
It will be helpful, I take it, to go back and review the articles and videos I've read and watched from people who have learned to speak Chinese. There are a few TED talks as well as some articles I found through a google search. One article simply describes the technological tools available to us for learning Chinese that previous generations did not have access to, such as an online translator or a keyboard on your phone that converts Latin characters (Pin-Yin) to Chinese characters.
A few drawbacks to most of the Chinese language curricula or apps I have looked into is namely that Taiwan uses Traditional Chinese characters, while Mainland China uses Simplified Chinese characters. Furthermore, the pronunciation found in apps is generally a Mainland accent. I would rather not have to learn a word twice, unless I'm first learning the Taiwanese pronunciation and learning the Mainland pronunciation later.
Below you can find a few links to some of the resources I've found:
How to Learn a Language in Six Months
Simple Method to Learn Any Language
6 Tips for Learning Chinese
There is one in particular I found a couple years ago, but I have so far been unsuccessful in finding it.
It will be helpful, I take it, to go back and review the articles and videos I've read and watched from people who have learned to speak Chinese. There are a few TED talks as well as some articles I found through a google search. One article simply describes the technological tools available to us for learning Chinese that previous generations did not have access to, such as an online translator or a keyboard on your phone that converts Latin characters (Pin-Yin) to Chinese characters.
A few drawbacks to most of the Chinese language curricula or apps I have looked into is namely that Taiwan uses Traditional Chinese characters, while Mainland China uses Simplified Chinese characters. Furthermore, the pronunciation found in apps is generally a Mainland accent. I would rather not have to learn a word twice, unless I'm first learning the Taiwanese pronunciation and learning the Mainland pronunciation later.
Below you can find a few links to some of the resources I've found:
How to Learn a Language in Six Months
Simple Method to Learn Any Language
6 Tips for Learning Chinese
There is one in particular I found a couple years ago, but I have so far been unsuccessful in finding it.
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